• Persecution of Christians in India Increases Dramatically in First Half of 2016

  At least 134 incidents of violence against Christians in India were carried out in the first half of 2016 alone, compared with 147 incidents in all of 2014 and 177 in 2015, according to an independent report.

  

• Seven Christians Killed in North-Central Nigeria by Muslim Fulani Cattle Herders

  Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in north-central Nigeria on Saturday (Aug. 13), killing seven Christians, sources said.

  

• At Least 13 Christians Killed in Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria

  Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of predominantly Christian villages in Kaduna state last week, killing at least 13 Christians and scattering members of three churches, area sources said.

  

• Iran Levels Serious Charge against Noted Church Leader, Beats Another

  Iranian authorities charged a well-known pastor with “acts against national security” and beat another as persecution of Christians continued the past month.

  

• One Dead, Several Injured in Islamist Attacks on Copts in Egypt

  One Christian is dead, several others have been wounded and a fire gutted a church building after Muslims across Egypt waged a weekend of violence against Copts.